Mississippi Home of Your Own Homebuyer Workshop Set for Laurel

The following is a news release from The University of Southern Mississippi

Mississippi Home of Your Own (HOYO) will sponsor a free, one-day homebuyer education workshop Tuesday, July 14, for anyone in Jones and surrounding counties interested in buying a home.

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cameron Center at 711 North 11th Avenue in Laurel. This workshop is co-sponsored by Citizens National Bank. Light refreshments will be provided.

In its 18th year of service to Mississippians with disabilities and their families, HOYO is an award-winning program of The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies. HOYO was created to empower people to reach their individual dreams of owning and maintaining their own homes. Since 1997, HOYO has assisted more than 600 people with disabilities and their families in 65 Mississippi counties in becoming homeowners.

Forgivable deferred loans based upon need are currently available to eligible borrowers with disabilities in designated areas of the state through HOYO. More information about these grants will be available at the workshop.

HOYO focuses on creating a support system that identifies potential homebuyers, analyzes their housing needs and financial capacity and prepares them for homeownership. Applicants of the HOYO program must attend homebuyer education seminars to be considered for financial assistance in purchasing a home.

For more information or to pre-register for the free homebuyer education seminar, call Heather Steele at the Institute for Disability Studies at 601.266.4097.

A missing Lamar County woman has been found safe by authorities. Charlotte Arlene Cordova, 29, was found safe in Hattiesburg, according to Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel. She had been reported missing on Tuesday after not being seen since Aug. 13. “She was reported missing be her husband, and is not known to be in a vehicle,” Rigel said. Copyright WDAM 2017. All rights reserved. More >>

A missing Lamar County woman has been found safe by authorities. Charlotte Arlene Cordova, 29, was found safe in Hattiesburg, according to Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel. She had been reported missing on Tuesday after not being seen since Aug. 13. “She was reported missing be her husband, and is not known to be in a vehicle,” Rigel said. Copyright WDAM 2017. All rights reserved. More >>